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Hodgenville City Council got a close-up look Monday night at their latest purchase: a 1990 fire truck with a 95-foot ladder. A couple of them even took a ride in the bucket.

Firefighter Chuck Lee operated the controls that lifted the self-leveling bucket above one of the tallest buildings in town – Hodgenville City Hall. The ladder continued to stretch several feet above the bell tower, providing a bird’s eye view – and a firefighter’s view – of surrounding structures.

There are many little known historical facts that are hidden at the Little Mount Cemetery. The most often asked question is “Where is it”?

One of these secrets will be revealed at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15. The Little Mount Cemetery will be the site of a formal grave marking ceremony of one of our Revolutionary War patriots. (In the case of bad weather the service will be held at Ovesen Heights Baptist Church). A reception will be held at the church following the ceremony.

Hodgenville City Police responded to a report of suspicious activity around the city maintenance garage about 10:30 p.m. Oct. 18. A woman “dressed all in black was observed crawling through the parking lot.”

When confronted, the woman “fled on foot toward the water department.”

A Bonnieville man, who faces numerous felony accounts after a traffic stop turned up a dead body in the passenger seat of the car he was driving, pleaded not guilty to charges Wednesday in LaRue District Court.

Jason R. Davis, 37, was charged with second-degree manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, failure of person to report death, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The Republican Party continues to dominate Kentucky’s representation in Congress, retaining seven of the state’s eight seats in the 2014 general election.

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R) held on to his seat with a win over Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) in the 2014 general election. The next election for Kentucky’s other U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R), who assumed office in 2011, is in 2016.